# Arne Kvadsheim (@arnekv.eurosky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/arnekv.eurosky.social
Headline: Principal Information Architect at Cognite AS

## About

Specialties: DITA, online help, translation, localization, XML, search

## Experience

- **Technical Writer at Cognite AS** (2019 – 2021)
- **Principal Technical Writer at Cognite AS** (2021 – 2023)
- **Principal Information Architect at Cognite** (2023 – present)
- **Senior Content Portfolio Manager at Microsoft** (2015 – 2019)
- **Senior Technical Writer at Visma ASA** (1997 – 1999)
  Documentation Manager Technical writing Help system design
- **User Information Specialist at Digital Equipment Corporation** (1986 – 1994)
  Translation of software and documentation for numerous DEC products Technical writing for DEC customers System management of translation team VAX/VMS machines Markup expert: DSR (Digital Standard Runoff) and SDML (Standard Digital Markup Language) Pre-sales and projects in DEC's Bank and Finance Dept. Developing computer-based interactive training
- **Senior Technical Writer at FAST Search & Transfer** (2005 – 2008)
  Managing migration from FrameMaker to DITA. Developing automated build system for technical publications: DITA/XML, CruiseControl, CVS, DITA OT Information Architecture
- **Senior Production Engineer at Microsoft** (2008 – 2015)
  Authoring, managing and publishing content for Office.com, technet.microsoft.com, and msdn.microsoft.com

## Education

- **University of Agder (UiA)** — DH-kandidat (1984 – 1987)

## Skills

- User Experience Writing
- DITA
- Localization
- Online Help
- Translation
- Software Documentation
- Agile Methodologies
- Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)
- Enterprise Software
- FrameMaker
- Technical Communication
- Content Strategy
- Technical Writing
- Information Architecture
- Software Project Management
- Scrum
- XML

## Certifications

- Try Git — Code School (https://www.codeschool.com/courses/try-git)
- Git Real — Code School (https://www.codeschool.com/courses/git-real)

## Languages

- Norwegian
- English (full_professional)

## Other profiles

- fediverse: https://social.vivaldi.net/@arnekv